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Motivation in Learning

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Conferences

Join practitioners and academics in education research to share insights and foster collaborations in education research.

  • From: Thursday 26 June 2025, 9.30 am
  • To: Thursday 26 June 2025, 3 pm
  • Location: Teaching and Learning Building, NTU Clifton Campus, College Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8NS
  • Booking deadline: Thursday 19 June 2025, 12.00 pm
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Event details

The Centre for Research in Language, Education and Developmental Inequalities (CLEDI) is an interdisciplinary research centre at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), which aims to understand different perspectives of language and education at child, family and community levels, including those which contribute to inequalities in developmental and educational outcomes across the lifespan.

We use research to design and evaluate novel approaches to countering inequalities, and are working to ultimately increase our theoretical knowledge and practical understanding, and to develop recommendations for local and national policy makers and professionals with respect to reducing and eliminating inequalities in life chances and educational outcomes.

An important aspect of our work is uniting practitioners, academics and researchers within and outside NTU to reflect on the implications of research for the education, care and CPD of relevant professionals.

As part of this, we are co-developing research projects, and with our community partners are fostering national and international academic partnerships that will support collaborative bids and cross-cultural and cross-sector programmes of work.

The aim of the event is to bring together practitioners and academics in educational research to focus on the role of motivation in fostering learning. By doing so practitioners and academics will share insights and foster collaborations.

Programme

The agenda for the event can be seen below. For further information on each talk, please see this booklet.

TimePresenterTalk
9 – 9.30 am

Teas/Coffees

9.30 – 9.45 am

Dr Emma Vardy

Welcome and introduction to CLEDI

9.45 – 10.15 am

Dr Richard Remedios

How should parents motivate their children prior to high-stakes exams?

10.15 – 10.45 am

Dr Caroline Ford

"My brain goes completely blank”: Factors impacting on pupils’ motivation and adjustment to secondary school mathematics learning

10.45 – 11.15 amDr Kristján Ketill Stefánsson"For Me Reading is a Waste of Time": The Decline of Reading Enjoyment in Iceland

11.15 – 11.30 am

Break
11.30 am  – 12 pm

Dr Andrew Holliman

Peer Climate Matters for Academic Motivation and Student Functioning in Higher Education

12  – 12.30 pm

Prof Julie Hulme

Relatedness, competence, autonomy: Insights into disabled student experiences from self-determination theory

12.30 – 1 pm

Jane Harding

Local Challenges - Engaging and Motivating Boys in the Early Years

1 – 1.30 pm

Aaron Jordan, Millfield L.E.A.D Academy

Motivation in the Classroom: A teacher perspective

1.30 – 2 pm

Lunch
2 – 2.45 pm

Round table discussions applying the talks to practice

2.45 – 3 pm

Dr Emma Vardy to close the day

Booking information

Free parking is available.

Registration is required for attendance.

Please complete this MS form to register your attendance.

Location details

Address:

Teaching and Learning Building
NTU Clifton Campus
College Drive
 Clifton
 Nottingham
 NG11 8NS
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